Constitutional Convention of 1776

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitutional_Convention_of_1776
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Philadelphia_Convention
gptkbp:attendingStates 12 of 13 original states
gptkbp:compromise gptkb:Commerce_Compromise
gptkb:Great_Compromise
gptkb:Three-Fifths_Compromise
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:debatedBy slavery
federalism
representation in Congress
gptkbp:documentation September 17, 1787
gptkbp:documentDrafted gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:endDate September 17, 1787
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitutional Convention of 1776
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:legacy Bill of Rights added in 1791
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notableDelegate gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:Roger_Sherman
gptkb:Gouverneur_Morris
gptkbp:numberOfDelegates 55
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Continental_Congress
gptkbp:president gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:purpose to address the problems of the Articles of Confederation
gptkbp:result gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:significance established the framework of the U.S. federal government
gptkbp:startDate May 25, 1787
gptkbp:stateNotAttending gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pennsylvania_Constitution_of_1776
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7